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Tara Cosoleto

Woman's missed heart attack prompts push for change

Health practitioners and patients should learn the signs of heart attacks in women, experts say. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

Heart attacks can present differently in women so it's important health practitioners and patients learn the signs before it's too late, experts say. 

Sheila Marion Quairney, 68, presented to Melbourne's St Vincent's Hospital on the evening of April 2, 2023, with symptoms of nausea, vomiting and pain in her upper abdomen. 

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